Article for display



Aug. 23, 1932. F. A. BIEDERMAN ARTICLE FOR msrmw Filed Feb. 18, 1932 W .I'lll l W v v w% FA m m m w 4 m l n. m WI L m ll h m m 4 Q Patented Aug. 23, I932 'NITE'D i FRANK-A. IBIEDERMAN,- or CHICAGO, rumors; ASSIGNOR TO rnrniarnrnmzs CM= PAINY, or NEENAH, WISCONSIN, A:CORPORATIONOE-WISCONSIN 7 ARTICLE roanrsrnnir Applie ati onfiled February;18, 1932. Serial No. 593,830. X a H My invention relates to an article of man: ufac ture which is especially suitable for use as an advertising or display medium, as'in show windows and in other places, and more particularlyrelates to an articlein the form of a sheet which, when viewed bytransmitted light, will present a silhouetted design, which, may comprise ornamental or fanciful figures, lettering, and/or other devices, which devices will be invisible in the absence of such transmitted light, as when thesheet is viewed by. reflected light; An object of my invention, therefore, is to provide an article of the class described, which will beinexpensive to. manufacture, simple in construction, formed of inexpensive and readily obtainable materials, and which will be highly attractive and generally'sat isfactoryv for the purposes inview,

Variousother objects and advantages will become apparent as the description proceeds. Referring now to the drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention; Fig. 1 is a plan view of a sheet of material embodying my inventiomviewedby reflected light. Fig. 2 is .a similar view ofthe same sheet, viewed by: transmittedlight.

Fig. 3 shows an explodedperspective view of the same with the.variousmelements in spaced or dissembled relation, and Fig. 1 is a sectional view taken on the'line 44 of Figure 1.

In the preferred embodiment of-my inventionhere illustrated, I forma composite or built-up sheet, the various elementsof which are preferably formed of paper or like material. The outermostsheet lOwhich directly meets the view of the observer, which may be called the front sheet, may. be a creped sheet of mediumweight and is preferably of-an attractive color, behindwhich is disposeda layer or sheet 11' of a relatively thin unsized tissue. Behind thisftissue-sheet is disposed a sheet 12 which is preferably a relatively stiff parchmentized sheet. It will be noted that the three sheets 10, 11 and 12 are corrugated as a unit, and the three sheets may conveniently be corrugated in a single operation, V V

gQ to therear' of he corrugated sheets just described is an uncorrugatedsheet; 151which may be formedjof any. suitable .material, preferably paper, but in my preferred" embodiment is'a-slieet of creped'papersimi I lar to the material ofsheet'lO. 'lhissheet 15 carries the design, lettering, or. other device' 16 which itis' desired to display in sil= houette. The device 16 maybeappliedas by printing,'or the .like, 'to the surface of the sheet 15' which is to be disposed adjacent the sheet" 12. Rearwardly of'the sheet isv a sheet 18, also preferably uncorrugated; which sheet may be. formedof fairly heavy stock so astoimpart additional'body, to the composite article. e i

It isbelieved that the method of construct-5 ingrth'e r article willbe obvious. Asstated above, the sheets10, 11 and 12 may convene iently beucorrugated" ina single operation.

Gl'ueor other suitable adhesive material may bej'japplied to the rear face of the sheet 12 and, if the sheet 15 bearing thedesign or device'16 .is'relatively" thin, as is preferably the'case, the sheets 15 and 18 may be secured to1-the;corrugated sheets in a single operation, asby'pa'ssing them through'rolls-or the like, the adhesive; which is applied to-the back of the sheet 12 soaking through the sheet: 15

and attaching itself to the; forward face jof the sheet'18.

The use of the article isthought to be obvious, An automatically flashing lamp may conveniently be disposed behind" the'com5 posite sheet which, when illuminated, shows up the: silhouette very; clearly, as shown 1 in Figure 2,; When: the -lampr;is. out .the;vsilhouette is notzvisible, as shown in Elglll'eglg A very. important advantage of: the-com positegsheetiembodying my invention isrthat it is, self-supporting in its vertical dimen sion, largely due to the vertically. corrugated construction of the sheets 10,11 and 12. Thus, a sheet embodying my invention maybe used to represent either, a; plane orcurved sun face, and due to its 'eorrugatediconstruction maybebent in its horizontaldimension to conform to almost any} desired curve, while, still retainin its, ability-:- to: stand upright witb out. any: substantialsupportl domot iW Sh,' Q-.b ,;1imit id o the spec fi em: bodiment discloseclhereinor USGSJBQQUQIEd-v except to the extent set forth in the appended claims, which are to be interpreted as broadliyi as the state of the art will permit. A I claim as my invention? article of the class described, comigiiis ifi g etiiee ll een 'f hl et' e r ng'f i d elite, and a translucent vertically corrugated sheetsecured in front thereof, said corrugated sheet sufficiently opaque that said 'silhoiiette is substantially finvisible therethroug'h jin the, absence of transmitted light but is visible;therethrongh' infthe'presence, of transmittedhght' [512; article of the class 'des'ciibedgconi-i a translucent 'sheetj bearing afsilhou ettejand a translucent,Ivertically. corrugated sheet secured in .frontjthereof, {said corru' g'ated'sheet being-sufiicie'ntly opaque'that said silhoiiettel is: invisible 1 there through in the absence of transmitted light but is visible theret hroughin thefpresenceof transmitted light,sa'id corrugated sheet being sufliciently stiff to support saidfarticle when the; co rugations are vertically disposed. j article, of the .c12 1ss"v described, comprising a translucent sheet bearing asilhouet t, a relatively stiff sheetfs ecured to the front thereof, and an ornamental front sheet, si dl ee eet a d Seidj fi Sheet be W t v ellyco set d a emit ndw j en e I sufliciently V opaque tov prevent ,s aid E silh e t fr iubeii sbstan a y -v s bl th re gh n the; a ence-9 t smi t d l ht b be ng fic n y t a slucen t p rmit its being visible therethr'oughin. the presence of-transm-ittedlight y 7 V,

, 4; An article of the classde-scribed, comprising a translucent sheet bearing aisilhous 'ette, a relatively stifi sheet secured to" the frontthereof, an ornamental frontsheet, and a tissue sheet'disposed between said front sheet and said' stiff sheetfa-nd said I front sheet, tissue sheetand stifi sheet being verti- 'cally' 'corrugated as'a unit and as a Whole b61- ingsufiiciently opaque to prevent said silhouettev from being substantially visible 'there-' through in the "absence of transmitted light but being sufliciently translucent to permit its being'visible therethrough in the presence transmitted lightl i A V a V I T 5'. Anarticle as defined in claim 3 having a of the sheet bearing: said silhouette. i j j A 6. An article as defined in ale-1:114 havinga relatively stiff translucent sheet 'rearvvardly cien yip q z e a d. p e te iss bsfieni tially: invisible therethrough in .the absence of transmitted light but is visible there- .throughinithe presence of transmitted light.

8. A substantially self-supporting article of' the 'clas's described, formed entirely of paper :91 the like, comprising a. translucent she'et'be'arin'g a silhouette, and 'a translucent vertically corrugated sheet secured in front thereof,fsaidgcorru'ga'ted sheet being sufli cienuy' opaque {that "said silhouettexis sub stantially invisible therethrough in the absenceflof transmittedlli'ght'but is visible there through in the presence of transmitted light,

saidr fco rrugated sheet being sufiiciently stifi' to supportsaid article.

' '9. A substantially self-supporting article of the class described, formed". entirely of paper or the like, comprising a translucent sheet be'a'ring silhouette, a relatively stiff sheet secured 'to the fro nt' thereof, and an ornamental fron'tsheet, said front sheet and said stiff sheet; being vertically corrugated as fa unit together being. sufficiently opaque to prevent sa'i'd silh'ouette from being substantially visibletherethrough in the absence offtransmitted light but being suflis ciently translucentto permit its being visible theil ethrough n the presence of transmitted 1g I 10. substantially self-supporting article of the classdescribed,- formedf entirely of paper or the like, comprising a translucent sheet bearing a silhouette, a relatively stiff sheet secured to the frontfthereof, an ornamental iront sheet, "an'd' a: tissue sheet disposed between said front sheet andsaid stiil' sheet,.and said front sheet, tissue sheet and stiff'sheet being vertically'Jcorrugated as a unit and as a Whole being sufficiently opaque to" prevent 'saidfsilhouette from being substant'ially' visible therethrough in the absence of transmitted flight but "being sufiiciently translucent topermit its being visible therethroughin'the presence of transmittedlight.

* 11 'article asfdefined in claim9 having relativelyi stiff "translucent sheet rearwardly of, the sheet bearing saidsilhoue'tte. I V

1 2,Anj ar'ticleas 'definedinclaimlOha ing a relatively stiff translucent sheetrearwardly of the sheet bearing said silhouette r 13. An article of 'the cl'ass described, formed entirely offibrousQIn'atefri al', such as paper or the like, comprising a" translucent I sheet hearng a silhouette,'and a translucent sheet disposed in front'thereof,at least one of said 1 sheets being vertically corrugatedso "as'to render said article substantially self-supportsaid front sheet being sufliciently opaque r 1n to prevent said silhouette from being substantially visible therethrough in the absence of transmitted light but being sufiiciently translucent to permit its being visible therethrough in the presence of transmitted light.

14. An article of the class described, formed entirely of fibrous material, such as paper or the like, comprising a translucent sheet bearing a silhouette, and translucent sheets disposed in front and rear of said first-mentioned sheet, at least one of which is vertically corrugated so as to render said article substantially self-supporting, the front sheet being sufiiciently opaque to prevent said silhouette from being substantially visible therethrough in the absence of transmitted light but being sufficiently translucent to permit its being visible therethrough in the presence of transmitted light.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

FRANK A. BIED'ERMAN. 

